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When we came to Beijing，it was summer.We had heard that thesummers
in Beijing are very hot，even hotter than in our hometown.I onlytook two
jeans and a few sleeveless undershirts that could be worn in the hottest
time in summer.Mom insisted on squeezing a jacket into myluggage.
Dad
said to me，“Go，boy，when autumn comes，1 will send youwinter clothes.If
you are doing well by then，you can refuse Dad’Sclothes and buy
fashionable clothing by yourself in Beijing. When I came to Beijing，my
family gave me 2，000 yuan.When Dadsaw me off to the railway station，he
secretly slipped another 1，000 tome. He said to me，“Boy，you are not
good at studying.When you get tothe city，you have to rely on
yourself.You should learn more，ask moreand work hard.Don’t Iook at what
you shouldn’t see and don’t sayanything that you shouldn’t say.Suffering
a loss is a blessing andconcession iS self-protection.Don’t be ashamed
to take the money givenby your family.In the future，if you are lucky，you
will earn money andcan eat fish and meat.If you can’t earn enough money
to buy fish andmeat，you can eat vegetables.If you can’t even afford
vegetables，Dadwill pick you up and bring you home.’’
1 was really
moved.For the first time.I felt that Dad was not theunreasonable fellow
who pounded on the table and boasted afterdrinking.It was also the first
time I noticed that Dad’S hair had becomethinner and was turning grey.
Uncle
iS what I calf the reIative who took me to Beijing.Hed been asoldier.He
had a comrade‘in-arms in Kunming who was also engaged inthe cigarette
business.All our wholesale cigarees came from his friend.
On the
way.Uncle shared a lot of business expertise and know-howwith me.He said
that there were severaI businesses that were veryprofitable.The
cigarette business was one of them；not for small，wholesale operators
like US，but for cigarette producers and suppliers.
